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Quilt Expo Madison and Quilts of Love Giveaway!

I’m heading to Madison tomorrow to Quilt Expo. Our assistant Stacy and later Bill will be vending with me in booth #534. I’ll be giving lectures every day at 11:30 so come by and say hi! Don’t be surprised if you see legendary Nancy Zieman and some cameras in the booth Thursday morning. Nancy’s dropping by to interview me for a Sewing with Nancy segment to air in 2015. I’ll be the one pinching myself that Nancy thinks I have something interesting to say.

The publishers of a new quilt-themed romance series called Quilts of Love (great book covers, right?) have sent us three books to give away! It’s an interesting concept as each book is written by a different author and take place during different eras. You Michiganders will see that the one on top takes place at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, where we’ll be teaching in 2016. We’ll mail them out when I return from Madison. Comment below if you’d like to win these three books and we’ll announce the winner next week. I’m afraid we’ll need to limit it to US addresses. You have until Monday September 8 to enter. Good Luck!

What fun to see these three books with quilts on the cover. I’m not sure if I would like the genre (more of a mystery and contemporary fiction reader) so they should go to someone who really loves to read romances. I wish I could be there in Madison to watch your interview. Good luck with the butterflies in your tummy – you’ll be GREAT!!

Have fun with your discussion with Nancy. To me she is a legion. I started sew in the 70’s with her. Heir product magazine was the only souce at the time whew I got the latest sewing supplies. Have a gray time at the expo.
I would love to win the book, would you mind autographing it for me! Thank you so much.

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